Annius Vinicianus (condemned by Nero)
Annius Vinicianus (36
Family
Vinicianus was the son of
Vinicianus married a daughter of the general Gnaeus Domitius Corbulo, and according to Suetonius (clause 12) they had a son.
Career
In 63, Vinicianus served as
Plot against Nero and death
Vinicianus came from a family of plotters against the Caesars. His father was one of the men involved in the assassination of Caligula and later in a rebellion against Claudius. His brother was Annius Pollio, who was involved in the Pisonian conspiracy in 65. In 66 it would be Vinicianus that plotted against Nero, but the conspiracy failed. Vinicianus refused to speak nor prove his innocence to the Emperor and killed himself in 67. Corbulo would also be forced to die by suicide.
References
- Annales, pp. 413
- ^ Tacitus, "Annals of the Reigns of Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero", pp.451
- ^ Vogel-Weidemann, Statthalter 313; Syme, Roman Revolution 499
- ^ Matei-Popescu, Florian (2010). "The Roman Army in Moesia Inferior". STRATEG Project - PNCDI II. Conphys Publishing House. p. 325. Retrieved January 5, 2016.
- ^ Tacitus, Annales, XV.28